# 1985 Coleraine Borough Council election

Elections to Coleraine Borough Council were held on 15 May 1985 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 21 councillors.

## Election results

Coleraine Borough Council Election Result 1985 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| UUP | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 47.6 | 42.9 | 8,727 | 8.7 |
| DUP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 30.5 | 6,210 | 2.7 |
| SDLP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 12.9 | 2,621 | 1.2 |
| Alliance | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 1,510 | 0.1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 1,105 | 5.4 |
| Irish Republican Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 276 | New |
| Labour Party NI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 110 | New |
| Green (NI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 44 | 0.4 |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.

## Districts summary

Results of the Coleraine Borough Council election, 1985 by district :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | UUP | UUP | DUP | DUP | SDLP | SDLP | Alliance | Alliance | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| Bann | 51.9 | 4 | 21.5 | 1 | 23.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Coleraine Town | 26.9 | 2 | 41.6 | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 19.0 | 1 | 7 |
| The Skerries | 48.2 | 4 | 30.2 | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 11.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 42.9 | 10 | 30.5 | 6 | 12.9 | 2 | 6.2 | 2 | 7.5 | 1 | 21 |

## District results
### Bann

1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
Bann - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | UUP | William King* | 17.14% | 1,310 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Creighton Hutchinson | 15.04% | 1,150 | | | | | |
| | SDLP | John Dallat* | 14.21% | 1,086 | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Watt | 12.06% | 922 | 1,005.7 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Gerard O'Kane* | 8.84% | 676 | 678.16 | 678.5 | 794.42 | 996.42 | |
| | DUP | Robert Catherwood* | 9.98% | 763 | 776.77 | 810.94 | 811.3 | 811.3 | 1,023.3 |
| | UUP | John Moody | 7.61% | 582 | 761.28 | 899.49 | 900.21 | 900.72 | 933.72 |
| | DUP | Thomas Malone* | 7.27% | 556 | 611.62 | 621.31 | 621.31 | 623.58 | 687.58 |
| | DUP | Douglas Darragh | 4.23% | 323 | 332.45 | 337.21 | 337.81 | 337.81 | |
| | Irish Republican Socialist | Eamon Mullan | 3.61% | 276 | 276.81 | 276.81 | 284.73 | | |
| Electorate: 11,018 Valid: 7,644 (69.38%) Spoilt: 155 Quota: 956 Turnout: 7,799 (70.78%) ||||||||||

### Coleraine Town

1985: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent
Coleraine Town - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| | DUP | James McClure* | 38.12% | 2,444 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | Robert White* | 16.06% | 1,030 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Patrick McFeely | 9.11% | 584 | 613.24 | 617.64 | 633.86 | 654.54 | 655.44 | 864.44 | | | | | |
| | UUP | Gladys Black | 5.74% | 368 | 456.4 | 549.46 | 550.68 | 552.36 | 559.92 | 560.92 | 561.84 | 610.86 | 845.86 | | |
| | DUP | Robert Bolton* | 0.92% | 59 | 674.4 | 678.58 | 679.58 | 683.84 | 751.4 | 751.4 | 751.4 | 785.62 | 827.82 | | |
| | Alliance | William Mathews | 6.53% | 419 | 440.08 | 451.74 | 514.42 | 536.42 | 537.78 | 584.46 | 617.12 | 658.42 | 712.6 | 723.62 | 723.62 |
| | DUP | Marie McAllister | 2.14% | 137 | 470.2 | 475.04 | 475.72 | 480.4 | 581.86 | 581.86 | 581.86 | 606.76 | 676.88 | 696.6 | 712.92 |
| | Independent | William McNabb* | 4.37% | 280 | 408.52 | 425.9 | 428.58 | 440.26 | 443.2 | 452.2 | 469.68 | 611.62 | 676.94 | 689.7 | 693.1 |
| | UUP | Stephen Smyth | 5.15% | 330 | 445.6 | 511.16 | 515.16 | 519.84 | 539.46 | 539.46 | 540.38 | 577.42 | | | |
| | Independent | Randall Crawford* | 3.76% | 241 | 338.24 | 355.84 | 359.84 | 379.52 | 385.36 | 397.36 | 407.48 | | | | |
| | SDLP | Deirdre Busby | 4.46% | 286 | 286.68 | 286.68 | 289.68 | 307.68 | 307.68 | | | | | | |
| | DUP | Geoffrey Whitehead | 0.44% | 28 | 212.96 | 216.92 | 216.92 | 217.6 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour Party NI | Timothy Blackman | 1.72% | 110 | 118.16 | 118.6 | 119.6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Colm McCloskey | 1.50% | 96 | 98.04 | 98.7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,221 Valid: 6,412 (57.14%) Spoilt: 130 Quota: 802 Turnout: 6,542 (58.30%) ||||||||||||||||

### The Skerries

1985: 4 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
The Skerries - 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | DUP | William Creelman* | 16.76% | 1,056 | | | | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Glenn* | 10.76% | 678 | 693 | 693.25 | 714.5 | 719.5 | 733 | 806 | | | |
| | Alliance | Patrick McGowan* | 8.63% | 544 | 545.25 | 553.25 | 555.25 | 739.25 | 740.25 | 758.25 | 799.25 | | |
| | UUP | Elizabeth Black | 10.00% | 630 | 636.5 | 638.5 | 648.5 | 655.75 | 659.5 | 725 | 795 | | |
| | DUP | Matthew Kane* | 4.68% | 295 | 362 | 364 | 379 | 380 | 581 | 600 | 633 | 973 | |
| | UUP | Pauline Armitage | 8.22% | 518 | 522.5 | 523.5 | 532.5 | 535.5 | 538.5 | 570.75 | 737.25 | 790.25 | |
| | UUP | Robert Mitchell* | 4.87% | 307 | 311.5 | 312.5 | 381.75 | 385.75 | 396 | 500.75 | 563.75 | 635.25 | 772.25 |
| | SDLP | Sean Farren | 9.09% | 573 | 573.5 | 587.5 | 587.5 | 591.5 | 591.5 | 591.5 | 593 | 593 | 594 |
| | DUP | Robert Stewart | 5.94% | 374 | 397.5 | 397.5 | 415.25 | 418.25 | 477.75 | 496 | 523.75 | | |
| | UUP | Hugh Stewart | 6.00% | 378 | 386 | 386 | 400.5 | 401.5 | 408.75 | 421.25 | | | |
| | UUP | Albert Clarke* | 5.06% | 319 | 322.25 | 322.25 | 348.25 | 352.25 | 355.25 | | | | |
| | DUP | Roy Hilldrup | 2.78% | 175 | 301.5 | 301.5 | 306.5 | 307.5 | | | | | |
| | Alliance | Peter Scott | 3.25% | 205 | 205.25 | 215.25 | 227.25 | | | | | | |
| | UUP | William Robinson | 3.25% | 205 | 206.75 | 207.75 | | | | | | | |
| | Green (NI) | Margaret O'Neill | 0.70% | 44 | 44.25 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,156 Valid: 6,301 (56.48%) Spoilt: 113 Quota: 788 Turnout: 6,414 (57.49%) ||||||||||||||